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The CDC Foundation is an independent, nonprofit enterprise that forges effective partnerships between CDC and others to fight threats to health and safety. |
What We Do
Since 1995, the CDC Foundation has made a direct and dramatic impact on public health by helping the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) do more, faster, to make the world healthier and safer. As an independent, nonprofit organization established by Congress, we offer individuals and organizations a powerful way to participate in CDC’s mission.
We unite a wide range of private sector partners with CDC scientists to achieve common goals. Sometimes, these partnerships begin with CDC scientists who have ideas, but lack the resources to test and implement them. At other times, individuals or organizations that share a passion for CDC’s mission recognize that they can better accomplish their own public health goals by working through the CDC Foundation to engage and empower CDC scientists.
Why It Matters
CDC's work involves controlling and preventing epidemics and chronic killers like heart disease, cancer and stroke. It also includes safeguarding us from environmental hazards, infectious disease outbreaks, foodborne illnesses, injuries, violence, substance abuse, vaccine-preventable diseases — anything that threatens our health and safety. CDC experts look at the underlying causes of disease and disabilities for the population as a whole and then work to combat them. Ultimately, CDC's work helps protect each one of us from every conceivable threat that could cause illness, injury or death.
Our Programs
The CDC Foundation currently manages four strategic initiatives and more than 100 programs in the United States and in 33 countries around the world. Our programs are as diverse as the expansive role of CDC in the global public health arena. Each of our programs involves a talented team of experts at CDC and at least one partner in the private sector. The CDC Foundation is fully accountable for monitoring the progress and success of all our programs. This focus on accountability offers partners the assurance that their investments are carefully protected. Please read more about our strategic initiatives and our programs in the areas of healthy lifestyles, global health, training and education and research.